DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis downplayed concerns about China’s DeepSeek AI by stating that Google has superior AI technology,

Demis Hassabis, Google’s AI Chief, feels confident in the company’s ability to maintain its lead in the AI sector despite the emergence of China’s DeepSeek. Hassabis claimed Google has models that can not only compete but beat out the field.

Google’s AI chief told employees that he’s not worried about China’s DeepSeek and said the search giant has superior artificial intelligence technology, according to audio of an all-hands meeting in Paris on Wednesday.